Christoffer vs Christopher

Side-by-side comparison of Christoffer and Christopher — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Christoffer

Boy name

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Name B

Christopher

Boy name · Rank #61

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Metric Christoffer Christopher
Current Rank Unranked #61
Total Births (all years) 728 2,064,796
Peak Year 1990 1984
Peak Year Births 37 60,019
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Christoffer Christopher
1880ss — 752
1890ss — 668
1900ss — 484
1910ss — 1,960
1920ss — 2,862
1930ss — 2,731
1940ss — 15,865
1950ss — 78,334
1960ss 14 237,144
1970ss 118 475,446
1980ss 229 554,886
1990ss 193 360,280
2000ss 127 203,370
2010ss 42 102,121
2020ss 5 27,893

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Christoffer Christopher
2014 14 10,387
2015 — 9,851
2016 5 9,101
2017 — 8,315
2018 — 7,333
2019 — 7,015
2020 5 6,213
2021 — 5,856
2022 — 5,579
2023 — 5,191
2024 — 5,054

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1968–2020.

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